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te LOSE LOSS Sc poweer vw Tas . Ts ~ 168 me ovae = hice’ Gai ee eee TE On February 3, 1953, Mr. aSHLEY J. NICHOL..S, — Assistant Director, Passport Division, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C., advised S. thet F.UL ROBESON filed application for Fessport on January 30, 1953, at New York, for a proposed three months travel to Russia, England, Frence, and Boéndinavian countries to receive an international Peace Award in Moscow and concerts elsewhere « —_ “On July 19, 1955, Mr, ',SHLEY Je “NICHOL:S, _ éssistant Director, Fassport Office, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C., advised Si. ae PAUL ROBESON end his attorney, LEON‘.RD UDIN, conferred with Miss FR NCES G,. KNIGHT, Director of the Fassport Office, on July 18, 1955, relative to obtaining a pass~ort for the subject. In the afternoon, this same date, various State Department officiels a conferred with PAUL ROBFSON and the question of ral ee ROSESON'a reatriction in travelling to Cannda was discussed, ..2-. po The subjact and BOUDIK raised this question, inasmuch aa ; ROBESON desired to travel to Vancouver » British Columbia, in July, 1955. a _— ee NICHOLS advised that on July 1¢, 1955, he telephonically contacted F.UL ROSESON's attorney end informed him of the State Department's decision to allow ------:---- the subject to travel in Canada. NICHOLAS added, however, ~~~ thet no decision has been reached on the matter of issuing ~~" a passport to "OBESON for proposed travel abroad. - 2 on SENN, os ca that he knew — b7D . LEONARD BOUDIN to be a concealed member of the CP and ee be, associated with Communists fronts prior tO. 000 far 1945. - Atal dio ee og nein 35.08 eU a Le! : . Ioog : fl 1, ] . ‘ . : i : : : 1. ’ i j H ¢ . if | On Februery 16, 1956, Mr. WILLIS H. YOUNG, acting Dircetor, Fassport Division, United States Department of State, advised that as of that dete no. : passport had boen issued to riUL ROBESON ard such 2 En action was not contemplated at that time. Mr, VOTING 2... pointed out that ROBESOM suit ogeinst the Secretary of .- 5 State arising out of the refusal of passport facilitiss ¢ pF to him is pending in tho Circut Court Appeals, Washington, iedh eas Ae